Move approved CommCare contributors into GitHub
A single approval can start the access handoff instead of another admin chore.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Why this helps
Access requests sit in inboxes while a founder tries to remember who is waiting.
- Shortens the wait for approved contributors
- Creates a repeatable access handoff
- Frees the founder from one-off permission work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CommCare and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation or ask Notis to create it from a message.
- 3In one plain-language instruction, tell Notis to add an approved CommCare contributor to the specified GitHub repository.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and a reporting channel.
- 5Test with one approved contributor.
Questions about this workflow
Can the prompt define the permission level?
Yes. Include the intended GitHub permission in the instruction.
What should trigger access?
Use a webhook from the approval flow or backend that sends the approved contributor details.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link CommCare to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
CommCare triggers
GitHub actions
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
List repositories starred by the authenticated user
Deprecated: lists repositories starred by the authenticated user, including star creation timestamps; use 'list repositories starred by the authenticated user' instead.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.
Add app access restrictions
Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Add a repository to an app installation
Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.
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